ISN 537 Spouse Married | Children One Daughter Name Mahmud Horan | |
Status Released to Germany in September 2010 Detained at Guantanamo Bay detention camp | ||
Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali is a citizen of Syria, best known for the more than eight years he spent in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba after being classified as an enemy combatant by the United States. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 537. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts report that Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali was born on May 5, 1974, in Doha, Kuwait.
Contents
- Combatant Status Review
- Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali v George Walker Bush
- Detainee election form
- Decision memo
- Boumediene v Bush
- Administrative Review Board
- First annual Administrative Review Board
- Second annual Administrative Review Board
- Transfer to Germany
- References
According to German media, he is scheduled to be released to Germany. The German government has prepared for psychological help and is in negotiation about the transfer condition. They demand that he won't be chained on his flight to Germany like Murat Kurnaz.
Al Ali and Palestinian Ohmed Ahmed Mahamoud Al Shurfa were released to Germany on September 16, 2010.
Combatant Status Review
A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for the tribunal. His memo accused him of the following:
The memo was published three times. The first two instances contained redactions.
Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali v. George Walker Bush
A writ of habeas corpus, Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali v. George Walker Bush, was submitted on Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali's behalf. In response, on 6 May 2005, the Department of Defense released 15 pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Detainee election form
On 21 October 2004 his Personal Representative met with him, from 8:12 am to 8:32 am. His Person Representative recorded on his Detainee election form:
Decision memo
His "enemy combatant" status was confirmed by Tribunal panel 15, which convened 23 October 2004. The decision memo recorded that the captive did not participate in his Tribunal. It recorded that the Tribunal relied entirely on classified evidence.
Boumediene v. Bush
On June 12, 2008 the United States Supreme Court ruled, in Boumediene v. Bush, that the Military Commissions Act could not remove the right for Guantanamo captives to access the US Federal Court system. And all previous Guantanamo captives' habeas petitions were re-instated. On July 18, 2008 Samuel C. Kauffman renewed his habeas petition.
Administrative Review Board
Detainees whose Combatant Status Review Tribunal labeled them "enemy combatants" were scheduled for annual Administrative Review Board hearings. These hearings were designed to assess the threat a detainee might pose if released or transferred, and whether there were other factors that warranted his continued detention.
First annual Administrative Review Board
A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali's first annual Administrative Review Board, on 6 October 2005. The memo listed twenty-two "primary factors favor[ing] continued detention" and nine "primary factors favor[ing] release or transfer".
Second annual Administrative Review Board
A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali's second annual Administrative Review Board, on 19 June 2006. The memo listed six "primary factors favor[ing] continued detention" and six "primary factors favor[ing] release or transfer".
Transfer to Germany
Al-Ali and Saudi captive Ohmed Ahmed Mahamoud Al Shurfa another man were transferred to Germany on September 16, 2010. Al-Ali was transferred to the Rhineland-Palatinate.
According to Der Spiegel Germany's Federal Government had sought the agreement of local authorities prior to completing the transfer. According to Der Spiegel German officials asserted that American officials had cleared the two men of suspicion of involvement with terrorism. Der Spiegel reported a German official asserted: "According to our knowledge, he does not pose any threat ... We haven't brought a sleeper into our country," German officials conducted interviews with the two men, in Guantanamo, in March, to confirm their suitability for transfer to Germany. German officials contacted security officials in other European countries, to confirm they had no reason to suspect the men had ties to terrorism.